New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday asserted that democracy in India is becoming stronger, rejecting allegations made by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra that recent legislative developments threaten democratic institutions. His remarks came after Priyanka Gandhi, speaking in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, alleged that the Union government was undermining democracy through institutional pressure and constitutional changes.”The government began weakeni…
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New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is empowering governments to serve citizens better and had become an enabler for building a Viksit Bharat that is inclusive, efficient and future‑ready.Radhakrishna described AI as giving governments “a new superpower” at the 5th Dr. Rajendra Prasad Annual Memorial Lecture on the theme “AI for Good Governance” at the 72nd Founders’ Day of the Indian Institute of Public Adminis…
Jammu, April 7 (J&K) J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed the progress of the construction of high court complexes in the Union Territory.Officials said the Chief Minister chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress on the construction of the new High Court complexes for the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar and Jammu wings, underscoring the need for expeditious execution of the prestigious judicial infrastructure projects, and emphasise…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) A group of senior advocates, academicians, former police officials and members of the Bar have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), expressing concern over allegations made by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal against a sitting judge of the Delhi High Court and seeking initiation of suo motu proceedings to protect the dignity of the judiciary.The representation, addressed to CJI Surya Kant, comes against the backdrop of Kejriwal’s plea before the Su…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology over the controversial chapter referring to corruption in the judiciary in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook.Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing scheduled for Wednesday, NCERT said in a press release shared on the social media platform X that the textbook titled ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond,’ Grade 8 (Part II), inc…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday issued a public apology over a chapter in its Class 8 Social Science textbook titled ‘Exploring Society: India and Beyond’ (Grade 8, Part II), which contained a section on the judiciary. The council also announced that the entire book has been withdrawn and is no longer available. In a statement, NCERT said it had recently published the Social Science textbook ‘Exploring Society: India and Bey…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah has alleged that the theatre owners of Chennai and Kerala have been receiving threats to pull out their movie, “The Kerala Story 2” after it was released on Friday, following the stay on the movie was removed by the court. During an exclusive conversation with IANS, Shah requested the Chief Ministers of both states to ensure that the judgment by the court is implemented in full capacity in their jurisdiction.The filmmaker told IANS, “I reque…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Backed by a two-thirds parliamentary majority, the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government has assumed office amid high public expectations, with restoring confidence in the country’s judiciary emerging as one of its most pressing challenges. According to a report, the justice system has in recent years generated growing public unease rather than reassurance, placing the onus on the new administration to deliver transparency, accountability, and me…
Chandigarh, Feb 27 (IANS) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Friday asked the Punjab government to take initiative to conduct an impartial investigation in order to prove its credibility in the killing of a man in police encounter in Gurdaspur district. He said the version being put forward by the police “is creating doubts among the public and is raising serious questions about the credibility of the government and the police”.Jakhar told the media here that the government has lost the trust …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered an immediate nationwide withdrawal and imposed a complete blanket ban on a Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), observing that references to “corruption in the judiciary” in the chapter, prima facie, reflected a “discernible underlying agenda to undermine the institutional authority and demean the dignity of the judiciary”. A Bench headed by Chief Just…